Alice and Sparkle

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Overall, he’s seen the experience as a learning one — and a chastening one. “I am grateful that it’s publicized a very critical debate and discussion that’s to be had,” he said. “I’m honestly just saddened by how that debate has played out. The hateful rhetoric and the abuse is really not fun to read." Alice and Sparkle is a children's story at heart that hopes to inspire children, encourage their curiosity and learning, in one of the most technologically exciting moments in our lifetime.

I spent the weekend playing with ChatGPT, MidJourney, and other AI tools… and by combining all of them, published a children’s book co-written and illustrated by AI!So shouldn’t ChatGTP and Midjourney have had their names on the cover? Perhaps, and perhaps not. Perhaps one should look at this like a ghost written work. Ghost writers get paid for the work, but don’t get credit. Still that doesn’t cover it either? Reshi told the world ChatGTP and Midjourney wrote and illustrated this book. Not much “ghost” about that, and they didn’t even get paid. Alice and Sparkle is a children's picture book about a young girl named Alice who creates an artificially intelligent robot named Sparkle. The two go on an adventure where they learn about both the potential benefits and dangers of artificial intelligence. His detractors called the book “cheap” with little to no artistic values or integrity, especially with how the machine learning process means that Alice and Sparkle’s entire art style and the story is generated from a compilation of other works.

Alice and Sparkle is a 2022 children's book published by Ammaar Reshi. Reshi created the book using artificial intelligence in one weekend, which sparked controversy among artists. That issue has taken the art and entertainment world by storm this month, with the sudden speed, ease, and efficiency of creating works with AI sending artists into an existential crisis. Best summed up by Guillermo del Toro — on the press circuit for his soulful stop-motion adaptation of Pinocchio — he said he’s “not interested in art made by machines and the extrapolation of information.”Since December 4th, it has sold about 70 copies. Reshi will donate the rest of the copies to his local library.

This book was also co-created using AI tools to both aid in writing and illustration and is the first of its kind to do so.The debate has heated up even further with the announcement of Alice and Sparkle, created by design manager Ammaar Reshi. He completed the entire children’s book within a weekend using ChatGPT, MidJourney, and other AI tools. One critic is Anupa Roper, a children’s book author based in the UK, who said she had a “sinking feeling in the pit of [her] stomach,” when she saw Reshi’s tweet. “I’m thinking, Is it really that easy to create something that I had to pour my heart and soul into?" Roper said.